Netizens Shares Angry Sentiments on Facebook After Sen. De Lima's Filing of Case Against Pres. Duterte

The controversial senator from the Liberal Party, Sen. Leila De Lima began what she calls calls her "legal offensive" against Pres. Rody Duterte by filing a "writ of habeas data" against him at the Supreme Court on Monday, November 7, 2016.

Instead of getting support from the Filipino community particularly the women's sectors in the Philippines, the senator got a negative response from netizens. During the press conference after the filing of case against the President, netizens were quick to react by giving an angry emoticons while Sen. De Lima and company were speaking.

The senator filed a 26-page petition asking the President to refrain from gathering details about her personal life and to stop using such information to humiliate her or trample on her dignity.

One of the evidence submitted by the senator is a compact disc-containing video and audio recordings of verbal attacks hurled by Duterte against De Lima in public. According to the senator's psychologist Dr. Sylvia Estrada Claudio who was present also, an assessment report was submitted to the Supreme court stating the psychological effect inflicted by Pres. Rody Duterte's acts and utterances against her.

Watch the Press Conference with Sen. De Lima:

Here's some of the comments by netizens during the Press Conference of Sen. De Lima: